It looks like the March Meet has found another big name to back it.
The NHRA announced this week that it will form a new seven-event NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series dedicated to nostalgia drag racing, scheduled to debut next March with the long-standing March Meet at Famoso Dragway in Bakersfield, California.

As we reported last December, Goodguys’ Vintage Drag Racing Association abandoned its participation in the March Meet after a dispute over the ownership of the meet with the new lessees of Famoso Dragway. A few months later, Goodguys announced a partnership with the Nostalgia Pro Comp Association to stage the vintage drag racing portion of their Hot Rod Nationals in Indianapolis.

The NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series will feature 14 categories of racing, though not all 14 categories will race at each of the seven events; only the March Meet and the So Cal Shootout in Fontana, California, will feature all 14 categories. The series also appears to be exclusive to the West Coast, with events in Bakersfield, Fontana, Las Vegas and Boise, Idaho.

“This series will benefit everyone from the racers to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum,” said Steve Gibbs, director of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. “It provides a great opportunity to preserve NHRA’s rich heritage through nostalgic drag racing competition.” There are already hundreds of “race-ready” drivers anxious to compete and racing will be conducted under existing, well-established NHRA nostalgia rules.”